BY PAUL BECK

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Ready to explore the Ready to explore the STICKY, STRETCHY, SLIPPERY WORLDSTICKY, STRETCHY, SLIPPERY WORLD of of SLIMESLIME??

Then step into the Slime Lab! Then step into the Slime Lab!

You’ll create your own slimes from scratch, lead hands-on investigations into

You’ll create your own slimes from scratch, lead hands-on investigations into

scientific principles, and observe strange behaviors and puzzling patterns.scientific principles, and observe strange behaviors and puzzling patterns.

GETGET TOTO KNOWKNOW YOURYOUR

SSLLIIMMEE LLAABB EEQQUUIIPPMEMENNT!T! To clean the machine between recipes, first empty the

contents into your Sludge Bucket. Scoop out as much

goo as you can. Then, tilt the machine and rinse ONLY the rubber slime bowl and dome

base under gently running water.

SLUDGE BUCKETDon’t put any slime down the sink or toilet. Instead,

create a Sludge Bucket out of a saucepan or a large bowl. Toss all your slimy stuff into

the Sludge Bucket. Empty the goop into the garbage when

you are finished experimenting for the day.

THE FIRST-IN-THE-WORLD

THE FIRST-IN-THE-WORLD

MACHINE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY

MACHINE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY

TO INVESTIGATE

TO INVESTIGATE SSLLIIMMEE!!

The bottom of the green bracket has 8 sides, with one side open. With the open side facing the front of the slime machine, fit the rubber plunger inside the bracket. It only fits through the wide part at the top of the bracket.

Set the three indentations on the dome base over the three bracket ends. Press down on each indentation until it snaps into place. You want a tight fit.

Stretch and fit the three slots on the rubber slime bowl over the three ends of the bracket.

When the plunger is centered inside the bracket, push the bracket straight down until it snaps into place on the Slime-O-Nator base.

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Hand wash your lab equipment. Do not use the dishwasher. The Dome Base and Slime Bowl remove easily for cleaning. Make sure you always have a tight fit when you replace them.

SLIME BOWL

DIAL

(No hole)

(hole for addiNg liquids

aNd pokiNg slimes)

Insert batteries (see back cover).

snap!

Before turning on

the Slime-O-Nator, place

the dome top onto the base

and press them together

where the dimples meet.

snap!snap!snap!BRACKET

PLUNGER

SLIME STICK

MIXING CUPDROPPER

GOOP SCOOP

GRADUATED CYLINDER

DOMETOP

DOME BASE

each side of scoop is 1 tablespooN (15 ml)

1 teaspooN (5 ml)

Plunger

SLIME-O-NATOR BASE

BEST LAB PRACTICESread the instructions all the way through before you start an experiment.

Make sure you have all the supplies and

Equipment you need,

Keep slime and food coloring off fabrics.

Keep it clean! work on newspaper, a cookie

sheet, or an easy-to-clean surface.

Try to keep water away from the blue-and-green Slime-O-Nator base (that is where the motor and batteries are).

Keep borax dust away from your face and avoid

inhaling it. Keep borax away from small children.

WAVE DOME

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NOTE TO GROWN-UPS: Investigating slime is fun, it’s mes

sy, and the

opportunities for learning and experimentation

are boundless.This kit encourages trial-and-error

testing using household ingredients. Kids shouldn’t

have all the fun, so we hope you’ll experiment

alongside your young scientist. A couple of the

experiments REQUIRE adult help. Happy sliming!

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PRINCIPLE: NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDSPRINCIPLE: NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS

When you’re done, pour the slime

back into the mixing bowl and wash

out the cylinder thoroughly.

This slime can’t make up its mind. Is it A This slime can’t make up its mind. Is it A LIQUID? A SOLID? BOTH?LIQUID? A SOLID? BOTH?

INGREDIENTS CORNSTARCH WATER FOOD COLORING

LAB EQUIPMENT SMALL BOWL

MEASURING CUPS

SLIME CYLINDER

SPOON

Pour some slime into your cylinder and plunge the plunger end of the slime stick down into the slime.

Compare the feel of hard and gentle pushes and pulls.

Scoop up a small amount of slime and roll it into a ball. As long as you keep rolling, the slime keeps its shape.

MUTANT SLIMEMUTANT SLIME

EEXXPPEERRIIMEMENNTT WITHWITH MUTANT SLIMEMUTANT SLIME

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1 2Measure ½ cup (118 mL) of cornstarch into the bowl.

Slowly stir in 3 to 4 tablespoons (45 to 60 mL) of water.

Add a drop or two of food coloring, if you want.

Stir until mixed.

Back in the 1700s, scientist Isaac

Newton studied fluids. He said

a fluid would behave the same

way all the time, unless it got too

hot (steam) or too cold (ice). But

cornstarch slime doesn’t behave

the way Newton predicted—so it’s

called a non-Newtonian fluid.

Other non-Newtonian fluids include

paint, ketchup, custard, shampoo,

and toothpaste. They don’t all act

like cornstarch slime, but they all

are freaky in some way.

NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS

The scientific word for a liquid’s thickness is

VISCOSITY (viss-KOSS-ity). A liquid with low viscosity,

like water, is runny and flows freely. A liquid with high

viscosity, like honey, is thick and doesn’t flow easily—it

resists flowing. Cornstarch slime gets more viscous when you push, squeeze, or shake

it. More on this when you turn the page.

VISCOSITY: THE THICK AND THIN OF IT

Drizzle slime off the spoon into the mixing bowl. Observe how it flows.Tap your fingers hard on the surface of the slime. Now push your fingers slowly into the slime, and stir it.

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Have your family gather ’round as you pour a puddle of slime onto a cookie sheet.Now slap your hand down on top of the puddle and watch your audience jump back.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PUSH HARD?

WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU STIR SLOWLY?

CAN YOU GRAB A HANDFUL OF SLIME?

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU STOP ROLLING IT?

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HEY! WHERE’S THE SPLAT?

THE ANTI-SLIMECornstarch will not dissolve

completely, but you can make it act more like a regular liquid by adding water.

WHEN YOU ARE DONE EXPERIMENTING, POUR OR

SCRAPE THE SLIME INTO YOUR SLUDGE BUCKET.

DON’T POUR IT DOWN THE DRAIN OR TOILET.

The cornstarch slime recipe is typically 2 parts

cornstarch to 1 part water.

You want it to be thin enough to pour slowly, like honey, but

thick enough to feel solid when you tap the surface.

If it’s watery, add a little more cornstarch. If it’s too

thick to stir, add a little more water.

GET A GRIP ONCORNSTARCH SLIME

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TRY THIS!Turn off the Slime-O-Nator. How does the slime behave?

Experiment with speed settings and watch the wave patterns.

Which setting gives the best results?

Use the slime stick to Poke the slime as it moves. How does

the slime feel?

IITT''SS AALLIIVVEE!!Measure 1 full scoop of cornstarch into the mixing bowl. Use your finger to get as much of the cornstarch into the bowl as you can.

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Snap on the lid.

Turn the dial slightly to the right.

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2Mix in 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of water. Use the hook end of the stick to stir until the slime is well mixed. It should be a little hard to stir.

INGREDIENTS CORNSTARCH WATER FOOD COLORING

Dr. Frankenstein had to wait for a lightning bolt, Dr. Frankenstein had to wait for a lightning bolt,

but you have the but you have the SLIME-O-NATORSLIME-O-NATOR to jolt your monster to life. to jolt your monster to life. Remove the cover and carefully add four drops of food coloring—each a different color—to the slime. Place the drops far apart from one another.

Snap the cover on and dial the Slime-O-Nator to the lowest speed. Watch what happens to the colors.

Pour the slime into your Slime-O-Nator.

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Slimes get their sticky stretchiness from gigantic molecules

called POLYMERS. Polymer molecules are made

of smaller, repeating parts that fit together

like the links in a chain. Polymers tend to be flexible and stretchy. Some are natural, like cornstarch, spider silk, and the DNA in your cells. Some are human-made, like plastic, glue, and the slimes made by you!

Instead of dissolving, the cornstarch

particles remain suspended in the

water. When there is no pressure, the

fluid flows like a liquid. But when you

hit or squeeze the fluid, the particles

JAM TOGETHER and become almost

solid. The instant the force is gone,

the particles FLOW APART and water

slides between them again.

The Slime-O-Nator’s vibrations are like you hitting the slime hundreds of times a second,

and all those particles jamming together and flowing apart create the wiggling movements you see.

When you STIR, SQUEEZE, PUSH, or VIBRATE a liquid, you are

applying SHEAR STRESS. Cornstarch slime gets thicker

with shear stress, so it’s called a shear-thickening fluid.

IT’S SO SUSPENSEFUL

STRESSED OUT!

THE SOURCE OF ALL SLIME: POLYMERS

TIP!You can use the dropper

to add drops of water or

more color to the slime

as it moves.

LAB EQUIPMENT GOOP SCOOP

MIXING CUP SLIME-O-NATOR

SLIME CYLINDER

SLIME STICK DROPPER

No Pressure Pressure

Your slime should start

moving like a dancing, mutating

slime monster.

PRINCIPLE: POLYMERS PRINCIPLE: POLYMERS

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Mucus in your nose traps pollen

and dust before they can get to

your lungs. The specks of pepper

or glitter in this slime imitate

the way allergen specks are

trapped in snot. Ew!

INGREDIENTS UNFLAVORED GELATIN

(ONE ENVELOPE IS ENOUGH)

WATER LIGHT CORN SYRUP

YELLOW FOOD COLORING

LAB EQUIPMENT MICROWAVE-PROOF CUP

GOOP SCOOP

SLIME CYLINDER

SLIME STICK SLIME-O-NATOR

ADULT ASSISTANT

PRINCIPLE: PROTEIN POLYMERS • MUCUSPRINCIPLE: PROTEIN POLYMERS • MUCUS

This is snot science. This is snot science. OH, YES, IT IS! OH, YES, IT IS!

SSNNOOTT SSLLIIMMEE!!

SSIICCKK SSLLIIMMEE!!INGREDIENTS

CLEAR GEL GLUE (OR GLITTER GLUE)

WATER (WARM) BORAX LAUNDRY BOOSTER

GROUND PEPPER (OPTIONAL)

LAB EQUIPMENT GOOP SCOOP

MIXING CUP SLIME CYLINDER

SLIME STICK MEASURING SPOON

SPOON

THE ANTI-SLIMEWarm water and dish

soap will make the protein

polymers in Snot Slime lose their

grip. The same anti-slime will

work for Sick Slime.

Every living thing makes slime. Sometimes the slime is on the inside. Sometimes it’s on the outside. Slimes from plants, algae, and bacteria are just called “slime.” The scientific name for most animal slime is MUCUS. The non-scientific name for slime from humans is “snot.”1 2

Have your assistant heat the water in the microwave until it starts to steam—about 30 seconds.

4Let it soften a few seconds and then stir until all of the gelatin dissolves.

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Measure 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of water into the cup.

Add a drop of yellow food coloring.

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Add 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of corn syrup and stir. Let it cool a minute.

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Mix together 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of glue and 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of water.

1Stir until the glue is thoroughly mixed. Sprinkle in a little ground pepper.

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3Measure 4 tablespoons (60 mL) of warm water into the cylinder. Add ½ teaspoon (2.5 mL) of borax powder.

Use the plunger end of the slime stick to mix the solution until the borax dissolves.

Pour a little borax solution into the glue mixture and stir. Keep adding the borax solution until you have reached slime perfection.

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IS IT MUCUS?NO, IT’S SNOT

Gelatin is a protein

polymer that loses its

structure in hot water.

As it cools, the protein

chains rebuild themselves.

The water and corn syrup

get trapped in the

spaces between the polymer chains,

creating a slimy mess of snotty goop.

PROTEINPOLYMERS

REAL LIFE MUCUS

MONSTER

Scoop out the snot and see how it feels.

Your body is a regular slime factory. It puts out a quart (liter) or more of slippery,

slimy mucus every day. The mucus keeps your

nose, lungs, and breathing passages clean by trapping

dust and bacteria. It also coats and protects the lining

of your digestive system from one end to the other.

WaterGlue

Pepper

Let it cool a minute.

Can you stretch it?

How does it behave in the Slime-O-Nator?

Sprinkle 1 teaspoon (5 mL) of gelatin powder over the hot liquid.

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INGREDIENTS WHITE GLUE BORAX LAUNDRY

BOOSTER WATER (WARM) FOOD COLORING

(OPTIONAL)

LAB EQUIPMENT GOOP SCOOP

MIXING CUP MEASURING SPOON

SLIME CYLINDER

SLIME STICK SPOON DROPPER

PRINCIPLE: COHESION • ELASTICITY • CROSS-LINKED POLYMERSPRINCIPLE: COHESION • ELASTICITY • CROSS-LINKED POLYMERS

LOOK OUT! LOOK OUT! TheyThey STRETCH! STRETCH! They They BOUNCE!BOUNCE! They They OOZE!OOZE! They They SLIME!SLIME!

THE THE BBLLOOB'B'SS SSLLIIMMYY BR BROTOTHHEERRINGREDIENTS

WHITE GLUE LIQUID STARCH*

(LIKE STA-FLO)

WATER FOOD COLORING

(OPTIONAL)

LAB EQUIPMENT MIXING CUP MEASURING SPOON

MIXING SPOON

THE ANTI-SLIME

Use warm water and soap

before the glue dries.

Clean up dried glue slime

with vinegar.

VINEGAR IS ALSO THE ANTI-GLUE.

1In the mixing bowl, stir together 1 tablespoon (15 mL) each of water and glue.

Stir in 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of liquid starch.

4When thoroughly mixed, pull it out of the bowl and try the Yank and Slime Ball tests.

3Try vibrating the slime.Add colors and see how they mix.

In the mixing cup, stir together 1 tablespoon (15 mL) each of waterand glue.

1 Measure ½ teaspoon (2.5 mL) borax powder and 4 tablespoons (60 mL) of warm water into the cylinder.

Use the plunger end of the stick to mix the borax.

2THE BLOBTHE BLOB

Add droppers full of borax solution to the glue mixture and stir until all the liquid is absorbed.

When the goo is thick enough, pick it up with your hands and knead it until smooth.

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Save the leftover borax solution for

blob variations.

TEST YOUR BLOBS!Yank testYank testStretch The Blob slowly. Now yank it hard! What happens?

Slime Ball testCan you roll your blob into a ball? Will it bounce? What happens

when you let the ball sit in the palm of your hand?

Slime-O-Nator testDo blob slimes act like a Franken-Slime?

CROSS-LINKED POLYMERS

Borax is a type of chemical called a CROSS-LINKER. The borax joins the glue’s polymer chains together. The cross-linked molecules get tangled up and form a stretchy, sticky mass. Cross-linked polymers are typically tougher and less flexible. More borax means more cross-linking.

COHESIONWhen you pull slowly, the slime molecules stay

stuck to one other, and the slime stretches

without breaking. The force that sticks

the molecules of a liquid together is called

COHESION (co-HEE-zhun).

ELASTICITYA material’s ability to go back

to its original shape after being smashed, stretched,

or bent is called ELASTICITY (uh-lass-TISS-ity).

Do your Blob slimes have elasticity?

(Do they return to their original shape?)

BLOB RECIPE VARIATIONSBefore you add the borax solution:

Add 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) of sugar to the glue mixture. Is it stretchier? Add 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) of baby powder to the glue mixture. Is it stiffer?Add a tiny squirt of hand lotion to the glue mixture. Increase the amount of borax in the water to 1 teaspoon (5 mL).

See how your blob behaves in the tests on page 11.

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*look for Liquid starch that contains sodium tetraborate— Or, to say it another way. borax!Water

Glue

WaterGlue

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INGREDIENTS WHITE GLUE BORAX LAUNDRY BOOSTER

WATER (WARM) BAKING SODA VINEGAR FOOD COLORING

LAB EQUIPMENT MIXING CUP GOOP SCOOP

SLIME-O-NATOR

SLIME CYLINDER

SLIME STICK DROPPER

PRINCIPLE: CHEMICAL REACTIONPRINCIPLE: CHEMICAL REACTION

TheyThey FOAM! FOAM! They They FIZZ!FIZZ! They’re They’re FRIGHTFUL!FRIGHTFUL!

CCOOLLOOR-R-CCHHAANNGGIINNG G SSLLIIMMEE

You’ll need an adult assistant to use the blender.

INGREDIENTS CORNSTARCH WATER RED OR PURPLE CABBAGE

BAKING SODA LEMON JUICE OR VINEGAR

LAB EQUIPMENT BLENDER STRAINER SLIME CYLINDER

GOOP SCOOP

2 SMALL BOWLS

SLIME-O-NATOR

DROPPER

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Make a batch of The Blob slime from page 10.

Pat the slime flat and add 2 teaspoons (10 mL) of baking soda to the middle.

Place the dumpling in the Slime-O-Nator, snap on the cover, and turn on the machine.

Use the dropper to squirt lots of vinegar onto the dumpling. What happens?

1Tear up a leaf of purple cabbage and place it in the blender.

Add 1 cylinder of warm water.

2Have your adult assistant blend the mixture until you have a cabbage smoothie.

Pour the cabbage through a strainer into a cup or bowl. Keep the purple water and toss the leftover slop into the sludge bucket.

3In another bowl, measure 2 tablespoons (30 mL) each of cornstarch and baking soda.Stir the powders until mixed.

4Stir 1 tablespoon (15 mL) of cabbage water into the powders.

5Pour the slime into the Slime-O-Nator and turn on the machine.

As the slime wriggles, squirt lemon juice or vinegar onto the slime.

Fearsome froths mix acids and bases. Vinegar contains acetic

acid. Lemon juice has citric acid. Baking soda is a chemical called a base. Acids and bases are like mortal enemies. When an acid

and base collide, they neutralize each other in a spectacular

chemical reaction that produces carbon dioxide gas bubbles!

ACID SCIENCE,BASICALLY

The natural dye in purple cabbage turns colors

when mixed with acids and bases. A base turns it blue. Acids turn it pink. The

foam is the result of the acid meeting the soda.

DYEING TO CHANGE

Drop some food coloring on the baking soda. Fold the slime up like a dumpling, sealing the soda in the middle.

When you’re done watching the fizz, feel your slime. Does it feel different after its vinegar bath? That’s because vinegar breaks the glue’s polymer bonds.

THE ANTI-SLIME TEST What do you notice about

the color right away?

Stir until mixed. Add more cabbage water if the mixture is too thick to pour.

What happens?

(NOTE: If you don’t want to use

a blender, place the cabbage

and water in a ziplock bag. Get

the air out of the bag, seal it, and crush the cabbage with your

hands until the water turns dark purple.)

FIZZING SLIME FIZZING SLIME BLOBBLOB

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INGREDIENTS WATER

LAB EQUIPMENT SLIME CYLINDER

SLIME-O-NATOR

WAVE DOME

PRINCIPLE: STANDING WAVESPRINCIPLE: STANDING WAVES

What’s that I hear? Could it be What’s that I hear? Could it be SCIENCE?!SCIENCE?!

You probably noticed some strange behaviors when you energized your slimes in

You probably noticed some strange behaviors when you energized your slimes in

the Slime-O-Nator. These experiments shows you what’s been going on.

the Slime-O-Nator. These experiments shows you what’s been going on.

SSLLIIMMEE WWAAVVEESSINGREDIENTS

WATER CORNSTARCH FOOD COLORING

LAB EQUIPMENT MEDIUM-SIZE MIXING BOWL

GOOP SCOOP

SLIME-O-NATOR

WAVE DOME

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Remove the Dome Top and set the Wave Dome inside the Dome Base. They don’t snap together.

Add two cylinders full of water to the Wave Dome and turn the Slime-O-Nator knob to the first mark.

Measure 4 tablespoons (60 mL) of water into a bowl.

21Add 1 scoop of cornstarch and stir until well mixed.

43Pour the mixture into the Wave Dome and turn on the Slime-O-Nator. Adjust the speed.

Turn off the machine, and carefully add two different-colored drops of food coloring to the liquid, on opposite sides of the bowl.

Turn the machine back on.

PEAKS, TROUGHS. AND STANDING WAVES

Vibrating the water makes waves

that zip back and forth between

the edge and center. As they zip,

they bounce off the rim and run

through other waves. Where the

waves meet, they can combine

to create areas with extra-high

PEAKS and extra-low TROUGHS.

They can also cancel each other

out to create wave-free zones.

All this combining and canceling

creates the wave patterns you see

in the bowl. The patterns are called

STANDING WAVES, because they

stay in place or move very slowly.

Sound is caused by vibrations. Higher-pitched sounds come from faster vibrations. Lower-

pitched ones come from slower vibrations. Repeat the vibrating water experiment. This time, listen

carefully to the sound of the Slime-O-Nator as you try fast and slow settings. Which sound is higher? Which is lower? Look at the wave patterns and see

how they change along with the pitch.

SEEING SOUND

Standing Wave

SOUND WAVES

What do you see?

Try different speeds on

the Slime-O-Nator dial.

Does the pattern change?

BACK TO NEWTONThe moving tendrils you’ve

seen in most of your slimes come from standing wave patterns. In the Franken-Slimes experiments, the

non-Newtonian properties of the shear-thickening

cornstarch slime caused it to pile up at the spots

where there were standing-wave peaks.

A Newtonian fluid, such as water, doesn’t

behave that way.

Are the standing wave patterns

different from the

water waves, or are they the same?

Watch What happens to the

colors.

Lower Pitch

Higher Pitch

Peak

Trough

Wavelength

Wavelength

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JUST THE BEGINNINGCongratulations! You’re an expert on the gooey world of slime. But don’t stop

now. Use your Slime-O-Nator to concoct and test variations on the slimes in this

book. Make up your own slime recipes. Snap on the Wave Dome and observe wave

patterns in other kinds of fluids. Investigate other non-Newtonian fluids and

polymers. The possibilities in the Slime Lab are endless. Have fun!

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BATTERY CAUTIONS• To ensure proper safety and operation, the

battery replacement must always be carried

out by an adult.• Never let a child use this product unless

the battery door is secure.

• Keep all batteries away from small children, and

immediately dispose of any batteries safely.

• Batteries are small objects and could be ingested.

• Only use batteries of the same or equivalent

types as recommended.

• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc),

or rechargeable batteries.

• Insert batteries with the correct polarity.

• Remove exhausted batteries from the toy.

• Do not short-circuit the supply terminals.

• Dispose of used batteries in accordance with

all local, state, and federal laws.

• Do not recharge non-rechargeable batteries.

• Remove rechargeable batteries from the toy

before charging them.

• Rechargeable batteries are only to be charged

under adult supervision.

• Different types of batteries, or new and used

batteries, are not to be mixed.

• Do not mix old and new batteries.

INSERT BATTERIESINSERT BATTERIES1. Turn over the Slime-O-Nator and use a

Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the battery

compartment door.

2. Remove old batteries and immediately

dispose of them in the proper trash

receptacle.3. Insert four new 1.5 volt AA (LR6) batteries,

making sure the polarities match the

diagram inside the battery compartment.

4. Replace the battery compartment door

and screw it into place.

Baking sodaBorax laundry booster*Corn syrup (light)Cornstarch (lots!)Food coloringGelatin (unflavored)Glue (clear gel or glitter)Glue (white)Lemon juiceLiquid starch (like Sta-flo)Pepper (ground)Red or purple cabbageVinegar*Borax may not be available in all countries.

INGREDIENTS USED IN THE SLIME EXPERIMENTS:

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Requires four 1.5V AA (LR6)

batteries (sold separately).